Rams set to play Patriots in London
The St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission will finaliz an agreement to their current lease that let the Rams play home games in London in each of the next three seasons. The Rams are scheduled to play New England on Oct. 28 at Wembley Stadium. The CVC pressed the Rams [...]
Morehouse Mayor blames MODOT (AUDIO)
The mayor of a small southeast Missouri community devastated by last year's floods says he and his people were victims of the state transportation department. Morehouse was a town of about one-thousand people in the bootheel when a levee to the north was breached last spring. Mayor Pete Leija says nobody notified him that floodwater [...]
Voter ID bill to seek perfection in House this week (AUDIO)
Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says he will bring legislation requiring photo identification for voters up for perfection again this week in the Missouri House of Representatives. The bill was debated for less than a half-an-hour on Wednesday. Its sponsor, Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) presented the bill by citing media reports of [...]
Rep. Lampe running for Lt. Governor
State Rep. Sara Lampe (D-Springfield) sent out a press release stating she'll announce her candidacy for Lt. Governor Monday. According to the release, she'll make her announcement official at Missouri State University inside the Plaster Student Union at 10 a.m. Lampe says that as the ranking member on the crucial budget committee in the House, she has for years focused [...]
Mizzou?s late comeback lifts Tigers over KU
The Missouri Tigers finished on an 11-0 run to come back and beat the Kansas Jayhawks 74-71, in front of a sold out, rowdy Mizzou Arena. The Tigers tie the Jayhawks with an 8-2 record in the Big 12. Marcus Denmon broke out of his slump scoring 29 points on 10 of 16 shooting, including [...]
Gov. Nixon kicks off Joplin Habitat (AUDIO)
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced the 2012 Governor?s Joplin Habitat Challenge. The goal, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, is to build 35 new homes in the Joplin this year and provide continued aid to the city?s recovery. Speaking prior to the Mizzou-Kansas basketball game on Saturday, Governor Nixon was flanked by members of the [...]
Mizzou Arena explodes for College Game Day on ESPN (AUDIO / VIDEO)
Fans were invited to arrive early, wear gold and be loud, and they got the message loud and clear. ESPN's live broadcast took place amid a sea of cheering Tiger fans in anticipation of tonight's game against the University of Kansas, one of the nation's most historic rivalries. That explains why tickets for the match-up [...]
Chess queen to St. Louis
St. Louis is already a chess Mecca, and it is about to add to that reputation. Four-time world chess champion Susan Polger is bringing her Institute for Chess Excellence from Texas Tech to Webster University, and that includes her 2011 collegiate championship team. Next year's Webster team will boast eight grandmasters; a collegiate first. St. [...]
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